Juan Carlos Stevens earned the country its only qualifying spot, in the men's competition, by placing second in the 2008 Pan American championship.

[5] * The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance.

Cuba earned a qualification spot in baseball by placing in the top two at the 2006 Americas Olympic Qualifying Event.

Matos kicked referee Chakir Chelbat in the face, pushed a judge and spat on the floor of the arena before he and his coach, Leudin González, who criticized the referee's ruling as too strict and accused Kazakhstan of bribing officials, were escorted put by security.

They also won the quarterfinal, bot lost both the semifinal and the bronze medal game, thus obtaining a final ranking of 4th for the tournament.